LOS ANGELES, CA – Police in Los Angeles have one man in custody who may have been responsible for injuring a woman in the Boyle Heights last month.
According to KTLA, the accident occurred on December 19th at about 5:35 p.m. when an elderly woman was struck while walking with her husband along Cesar E. Chavez near the intersection with Soto Street.
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Police say the driver of a truck made a left turn onto Soto, striking the woman and knocking her over before immediately driving away from the scene.
Police were able to locate the suspect, 26-year-old Jose Farias, of Huntington Park on Monday night. He was arrested and is facing charges in connection to the incident.
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